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To: i-node who wrote (157498)	1/7/2003 10:26:02 AM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1579842

walking softly and carrying a big stick ... Let's see...Labeling a country with a formidable military a member of the "axis of evil" would in any book qualify with talk loudly (and carelessly), not softly. Referring the matter to the IAEA and the UN and "we will deal with NK diplomatically" is carrying no stick of course. NK is undeterred, unafraid. Short of a deadly, horrible war, and crawling back for help to the agencies he discredited in the Iraq situation, there seems to be very little GW can do. I say this with some trepidation of course...these men could easily let the situation get the better of them and really escalate the NK situation dangeraously (re: Rumsfeld's comments about multiple wars). Al

To: i-node who wrote (157498)	1/7/2003 2:58:17 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1579842

The point has been lost, which is that Bush can and should solve the Iraq matter diplomatically, as he says he will in NK, in fact a considerably more dangerous situation...one aggravated by the "talk loudly and carry no stick" approach the Bush administration has taken to the problem. Again, your analogy makes no sense. I think anyone who is familiar with Teddy Roosevelt would agree that Bush's handling of these crises is totally consistent with TR's approach. In fact, I can't think of a better example of walking softly and carrying a big stick than what Bush is doing today. I might consider that Mr. Bush is emulating T.R.'s famous words if he kept his mouth shut for more than one day but alas, that does not seem possible. ted